What's holding women back? A review of gender inequality in gastroenterology in the USA

Kesavarapu, Keerthana; Schwartz, Jae C.; Ikonomi, Erkanda; Ahmad, Asyia S.

doi:10.1016/s2468-1253(19)30331-0

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“…Many of the women cardiology trainees in the United Kingdom had to apply their training posts as “less than full time” due to the top reason of childcare responsibilities, of which few were even rejected 21 . Likewise, women confront additional challenges due to the procedural nature of gastroenterology, which often requires long and unpredictable work hours and on‐call availability, making it difficult to attain a harmonious work–life relationship 22 . Gender‐based biases by both patients and colleagues, unequal academic and leadership opportunities, as well as research funding and support 23 can be even more pronounced in Asian regions where most of the society stakeholders might still be traditionally male‐predominant.…”

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“…21 Likewise, women confront additional challenges due to the procedural nature of gastroenterology, which often requires long and unpredictable work hours and on-call availability, making it difficult to attain a harmonious work-life relationship. 22 Gender-based biases by both patients and colleagues, unequal academic and Figure 1 The "leaky pipeline" of women in gastroenterology.…”

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Fixing the leaky pipeline: gender imbalance in gastroenterology in Asia‐Pacific region

Devi,

Chan,

Lui

et al. 2023

J of Gastro and Hepatol

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Fixing the leaky pipeline: gender imbalance in gastroenterology in Asia‐Pacific region

Devi,

Chan,

Lui

et al. 2023

J of Gastro and Hepatol

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“…With increasing gender balance in medical schools and increasing female gastroenterology trainees, women will continue to be significant influencers on the practice of endoscopy 9,10,11,12,13 . Numbers matter and as we march towards transformative innovation in healthcare, organizations need to empower women of today as leaders and role models to inspire and encourage more women to become future innovators in gastrointestinal endoscopy.…”

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Women in Innovation in Endoscopy: Pitfalls and Tips for Success

Rajan

2021

Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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“…Like other procedural specialties, GI is a demanding field with unpredictable duty hours, arduous inpatient services, and busy after-hour calls with life-threatening emergencies. Female gastroenterologists who must balance their professional and personal lives because of their expected societal roles at home are more prone to leave academic medicine [ 6 , 7 ]. Likewise, those who remain in academics must strive more to achieve the same as their male counterparts.…”

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(#WomeninDDW) Persistent Speaker Gender Gap at the Premier Digestive Disease Event

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Background Over the last few decades, advances have been made regarding gender equality starting from medical students to trainees, to leadership in academics. The female representation in specialty academic conferences not only reflects the existing gender disparities in that specialty but also can influence young female trainees to join that field. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the premier digestive disease event. We aimed to calculate the proportion of female representation among speakers and moderators at the DDW meetings held from 2018 to 2020. Methods The data for DDW 2018–2020 were collected via the online web-based planner. The gender of speakers of presentations and moderators of sessions were identified by a google search. We further categorized the data by each participating society (AGA, ASGE, AASLD, and SSAT), by presentation track, by session track, and total overall representation in each year. Results Despite the subject of the gender gap being in focus, the proportion of female moderators and speakers was low in DDW in the last 3 years. The female speakers constituted 31.6% in 2018, 33.8% in 2019 and 34.6% in 2020. There was slightly improved female representation in sessions of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Stomach, and Small Bowel Disorders, Microbiome in GI & Liver disease, and Basic Science over the last 3 years. Conclusion Based on our study and those referenced in this article, we believe that strategies to promote the inclusivity of female moderators and speakers at DDW provide a huge opportunity to influence gender equity within GI.

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What's holding women back? A review of gender inequality in gastroenterology in the USA

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Fixing the leaky pipeline: gender imbalance in gastroenterology in Asia‐Pacific region

Fixing the leaky pipeline: gender imbalance in gastroenterology in Asia‐Pacific region

Women in Innovation in Endoscopy: Pitfalls and Tips for Success

(#WomeninDDW) Persistent Speaker Gender Gap at the Premier Digestive Disease Event

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